Librarian

About

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences – Full‑time Library Services position in San Marcos, CA.

• Instruct health science students in information literacy skills, including evidence‑based practice, research processes, and the use of medical, nursing, and other health sciences‑related services and resources.
• Create instructional materials in multiple formats (videos, online tutorials, resource guides, Blackboard classes, etc.) for use by students, residents, faculty, and staff.
• Lead library instruction efforts and planning, in collaboration with faculty and Program Directors.
• Collaborate with faculty and library staff to plan, deliver, and assess library and instructional services.
• Provide innovative evidence‑based practice and information literacy instruction.
• Perform advanced subject‑specific professional library work primarily in the graduate disciplines at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
• Support the development of inclusive and representative programming and services that meet USAHS strategic priorities.
• Engage in bibliographic searches and the library’s evidence synthesis review service, including systematic reviews.
• Consult with graduate students and faculty on individual or group research projects.
• Assess library needs of health science students, faculty, researchers, and clinicians.
• Train library patrons on electronic resources and citation management tools such as Pub Med/MEDLINE, Pro Quest, CINAHL, Cochrane, Nursing, Dyna Med, and others.
• Serve as Library Liaison with designated campus departments to increase awareness of library resources and services.
• Provide guidance for compliance with the Scholarly Skills Community and related initiatives.
• Advise on depositing publications, data sets, and other research outputs into SOAR@ USA research information hub.
• Stay aware of innovative technologies such as 3D printers, virtual reality, and others.
• Implement collection development policies and procedures.
• Work with faculty members, program directors, and instructional designers to embed library resources into courses and programs.
• Monitor the library’s chat service and general email inbox during assigned hours.
• Process interlibrary loan and other resource requests.
• Assist in maintaining the library website and online content, including guides, videos, and social media.
• Manage collection development and acquisitions for print and electronic resources.
• Catalog materials and maintain authority control in the integrated library system.
• Participate in university committees and local/state/national library association committees; engage in professional development including conferences, training, research, and/or publication.
• Direct the activities of the library services desk.
• Maintain and manage the physical library space on campus.
• Train and supervise the Assistant Librarian and student library workers as applicable.
• Troubleshoot library technology issues (printers, 3‑D printers, VR devices, copiers, computers, etc.) when needed.
• Proctor individual exams per the Library Proctoring Policy.
• Orient new students to library services and collections.
• Maintain borrower records and manage overdue fines.
• Enforce all library policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other library staff across campuses to enhance the library experience.
• Contribute to university‑wide library projects and the Library Long Range Plan.
• Other duties as assigned.

• May be required to travel.
• Supervises Assistant Librarian (where applicable) or student workers (where applicable).
• Reports to:
  
  Director of Library Services.
• Salary: $70,304 - $83,160.

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (or equivalent) from an ALA‑accredited program or foreign equivalent.
• Two or more years of library experience, preferably in a health sciences library or health care environment, including knowledge of library information management systems, cataloging, reference services, online literature searching, acquisitions/collection development, policies, instruction, and information literacy.

• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new software programs quickly.
• Self‑di…